Your patience has paid off :Ā
Your perseverance does not go unnoticed. Ā You are the faithful few, the fledglings of my flock. Ā
Fledgling Definition : Ā A young bird that has just fledged. Ā
So spread your wings and fly, my avid avian admirers. Ā For we will soon be embarking on a different flight path. Ā Circumventing the choppy airspace that tumblr occupies on the world-wide-web.Ā
I was going to make the jump to the new format today, but there are still some bugs to be worked out (like how I make jeeptime.com a reality).
Letās just pretend I did that thing I just said :Ā
Ruminations & Alienation - This is called a title. Ā Yep, probably going to start titling each article. Ā I was thinking of calling it Rumination & Alliteration, but I donāt want everyone thinking Iām an asshole. Ā Also alienation is a topic I was going to discuss, whereas alliteration is just something I do for fun. Ā
I once read somewhere that an article should stick to itās title as if it was the topic of discussion. Ā I can do that, I totally wonāt get derailed at any point.Ā
So I been Ruminatinā on times gone by, getting old, and my general place in this world. Ā I get to feelinā introspective about once a week now that I hit the big 3-0, usually right before I take my nap. Ā Itās tiring trying to think of oneās place in this world. Iāve said it before and Iāll say it again, we are a generation of arrested development; we donāt want to grow up because we simply donāt know how to.
Iāve sort of inadvertently grown up, trust me when I say it was unintentional. Ā I fell into a career, got engaged, and am on my way to being a home-owner. Ā Meanwhile this all happened in between rounds of Rocket League & Call of Duty. Ā Itās as if I was actively attempting to remain in adolescence while the pressures of the world turned me into a functioning adult. Ā Just like an irritant inside an oyster eventually produces a beautiful pearl, all the irritants of daily life have turned me into a beautiful, adult? Ā Iām sure that oyster had no intention of producing a pearl, just I had no intention of ever growing the hell up. Ā
Now onto the part where I bring up the second word in my title. Ā The especially difficult part of chiseling out a niche in existence when you constantly feel like you donāt belong. Ā Iāve always found it difficult to converse with most people because I just donāt have any common interests. Ā I see most people interacting with one-another and it sounds something like this :Ā
Person #1 - Did you see sports game last night? Ā Incomprehensible gibberish for about 8 minutes straight.
Person # 2 - You sure are correct about all those words you just said, stats stats stats, more incomprehensible gibberish.Ā
Person # 3 - (Laughing wholeheartedly) I totally understood those words you just said. Ā Letās drink a beer together and talk about the specifics of each manās performance.
I feel like every single person I run into has a wealth of knowledge pertaining to things I find no interest in. Ā Even when we start to hit on a topic that I have knowledge in, Iām always given the sideways glance like,Ā āwhy is this fucker with no sports knowledge trying to converse with usā? Ā Whereas most people have established a common bond, Iām still in that preliminary stage with every person I meet trying not to alienate myself further. Ā
I have friends, and good conversations, itās just sometimes they are few and far between. Ā It wasnāt always like this. Ā When I was young and stupid, I was oozing with charisma, and when youāre stupid and charismatic people will listen to you. Ā Now Iāve acquired a healthy dose of self-doubt that accompanies adulthood. Ā I went from wanting to be the center of attention, to wanting to pass by unnoticed. Ā Itās probably payback from being an asshole when I was younger. Ā
I want to back up for a second, this all sounds pretty negative, and I donāt want to alienate more people with my petty problems. Ā To be perfectly honest, Iām really quite happy with where I have ended up. Ā It was unexpected in many ways, but itās been a fine journey just the same. Ā I think the takeaway I have from existing is this :Ā
Lord of the Rings - Boring
Harry Potter - More like Harry Twatter.
Twitter? More like Twatter.
Anyone who thinks a sunset is spiritual is annoying. (see also hippies)
If I could punch words/phrases in the face, assuming words had faces, I would punch the following words/phrases right in their stupid faces(in no particular order).
Organic, free-range, fair-trade, draft-pick, hipster, ironic, irony, fandom, furry, vaping, auras, social-networking, media-anything (saavy, conscious, guru, etc...), social media, sexting, twerking, beard-culture, lumbersexual, noshave november, beard products, mustache, really anything pertaining to facial hair culture, when can I stop doing this? Ā Tween, millenial, The good ole days, Trump, buzzfeed, buzzworthy, bilateral union. Ā
Well shit, thereās your first off-topic tirade. Ā Welcome to the new, not new, almost there, format.
And a reminder of why this article is not about cats.
Duck wearing a sombrero courtesy of Iguana MouthĀ http://iguanamouth.tumblr.com/